Talking about credit transfer
At the High School
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The UConn ECE office would like to encourage our partner high schools to actively speak with
students about the credit transfer process. Though we provide guidelines and instructions about the
process in the policy guide and on our website, we continuously field questions from students who
are confused and frustrated. In a recent survey of UConn ECE alumni, only 49% of students indicated
that they learned about the credit transfer process from someone at the high school and only 46% had
someone explain how to request a UConn transcript at the high school. Most students indicated that they
received information on the credit transfer process from visiting the UConn ECE website or by contacting
the office directly. In an effort to ease the process and to increase credit transfer success rate, we would
like to ask that our partners, especially site representatives, school counselors, and instructors, include
credit transfer instructions with their UConn ECE materials.
General Information
1) Students need to know that they are taking a University of Connecticut course and they have a
chance to get highly transferrable credit for that course. This is different than credit they receive at the
high school for the course and they do not need to attend UConn to use the credit. Based on Alumni
surveys and a 2013 survey of registrars and admissions officers, we can state with confidence that the
credit has a 87% transfer success rate to universities and colleges throughout the nation. UConn ECE
has conducted a large study of the transfer policies of over 900 universities and colleges and created
an online database where students can explore their transfer options.
2) Students must know the basics of the credit transfer process: they must request a free UConn
transcript from the UConn Registrar’s office by logging into the Student Administration System with
their NetID. Transcripts are not sent automatically. In most cases, the grade of the course will not
transfer but will count as general education requirements, and be included in the student’s credit total
to graduate. In cases where the grade does transfer, it will be included in the student’s GPA and
record throughout their educational career. If the student has credit for more than one course on his/
her transcript it is likely the student will not be able to choose which courses to transfer as the
institution will require all to be transferred.
3) Students must be prepared to advocate for themselves. They should save all course syllabi and in
case their request for credit transfer is denied, they should immediately contact the university or
college and inquire about the circumstances. We often hear of students successfully reversing the
rejection if they speak with the institution, especially directly with the faculty of the course in question.
Benefits
Students who transfer credits can use them to skip introductory courses, take more advanced courses
quicker, make time for internships or study abroad programs, registrar for courses early and potentially
graduate early. Even if credit transfer is not the goal, students with UConn ECE courses on their
transcript look more competitive in the admissions process and are better prepared for college.
The following page is an example of the information you can directly provide to students.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact UConn ECE.
Thank you for your support in this effort.
How to Transfer Your Credit
Find more information: ece.uconn.edu
Put your UConn credit to work, you earned it.
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syllabi. Colleges and universities might request a copy of your course syllabus to
assure that the course was comparable to the one taught on their campus.
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colleges and universities directly. If you already know the institution you
plan to attend you should contact them directly to see where transcripts
should be sent and the transfer credits they accept.
the public credit transfer database found on the UConn ECE website. We
have mined the policies of hundreds of universities and colleges.
until your course is completed to request your transcript. One of the most valuable
pieces of a transcript is the grade. Make sure grades have been posted before
requesting a transcript be sent to another institution.
To request a transcript: registrar.uconn.edu
transcript. You are responsible for requesting your UConn transcript
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sent to a different institution. UConn ECE recommends requesting an
additional transcript for your own records.
to college administration. If your credit was not automatically transferred when a
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was provided, do not give up. You should speak to your academic
advisors or faculty to see if there is any more information that needs to be provided in order to
have the credit recognized.
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You must receive a grade of C or above in any UConn ECE course to receive course
credit. Any grade below a C will automatically appear as an audit on your transcript.
You do not receive credit for audited courses.
Credits transfer about 87% of the time
While the University of Connecticut cannot guarantee course recognition on behalf
of another university, it strives to make the transfer of credits from one institution to
another as simple as possible. The majority of students who have taken University
of Connecticut courses through UConn Early College Experience have successfully
transferred their UConn credits to the college or university of their choice.